I'll be sure to -- if I have to be surrounded by familiar faces, better that at least one be a face I can look forward to seeing.

[ He hesitates as well, frowning a little. He remembers what she told him about Chilton, and it's the last thing he remembers before turning up here. ]

No. Thought it best that I spend some time alone while I gather my thoughts. I know how impulsive I can be sometimes. Take it that you have?